Construction

Contract Administration

FHWA Contract Administration Issues

• FHWA Contract Administration Core Curriculum Manual
• Form FHWA 1273 - Required Contract Provisions Federal-Aid Construction Contracts (.pdf, 0.2 mb)
• FHWA Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-14-034: 'Performance-Based Contractor Prequalification As An Alternative to Performance Bonds'
• Contract Provisions for Federal-aid Construction and Service Contracts Required by FHWA or Other Agencies
• 2014 FHWA National Review of State Cost Estimation Practice (.pdf, 1 mb)
• Construction Program Guide - Selected Contract Administration Topics
  (Provides applicable statutes, regulations, policy memos, guidance and other related information)
  • Buy America (02/12/2014)
  • Culvert Type Selection (04/22/2013)
  • Davis-Bacon (08/22/2013)
  • Electronic Contracting
  • Proprietary Products (11/14/2012)
    • FHWA Approvals of Patented and Proprietary Products
  • Special Experimental Project No. 14 / Innovative Contracting / Alternative Contracting
    • SEP-14 FHWA/HUD Livability Initiative
    • SEP-14 Local Labor Hiring Pilot Program
    • SEP-14 Active Project List
    • Alternative Contracting Methods Library
  • Design-Build
  • Suspension / Debarment (03/15/2010)
• FAST Act Section 1421
• Eligibility of Construction and Highway Safety Equipment Acquisition Costs as a Direct Charge (09/08/2017) 

General Construction Contract Administration Issues

• Highway Construction Cost / Inflation Issues
• Next-Generation Transportation Construction Management Pooled-Fund Program
• AASHTO Subcommittee on Construction
• Emergency Relief Program